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Mar 14, 2021
Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public
Nursing homes have manipulated the influential star system in ways that have masked deep problems — and left them unprepared for...


Mar 14, 2021


Mar 14, 2021
Minnesota rolls back restrictions on senior home visits as COVID-19 cases decline
"It is imperative that the Department of Health fully implement and enforce this new visitation guidance," said Kristine Sundberg,...


Mar 9, 2021


Mar 9, 2021
Mar 4, 2021
Support Essential Workers Emergency Leave Act
Elder Voice Family Advocates (Elder Voice) strongly supports HF 41, the Essential Workers Emergency Leave Act. These workers are...
Mar 4, 2021
Opposition to SF 745, Immunity for Long-Term Care Providers
Elder Voice Family Advocates opposes SF 745, which would grant immunity to long-term care (LTC) providers and other health care providers...


Mar 2, 2021
Opposition to Immunity Bills SF 512, HF 571
Sign the petition to contact the authors of Minnesota legislation (SF 512 and HF 571) that would give blanket immunity from liability to...


Jan 29, 2021
Update on Assisted Living Licensure
This video details the Minnesota House Human Services & Finance Policy Committee meeting on January 26, 2021. The slide deck was created...


Jan 18, 2021
Minnesota deaths were up 15% in 2020. Not all were caused by COVID-19.
Originally published 1/16/21 Excerpted from Pioneer Press Article. Read the full article from St. Paul's Pioneer Press by clicking here. ...


Sep 21, 2020
State health department must provide more data on COVID in Minnesota long-term care facilities
This opinion piece in the Star Tribune urges new action to protect our elders. Please share! https://www.startribune.com/state-health-dep...


Sep 18, 2020


Sep 7, 2020
New York Times editorial on deaths in elder care
The editorial board describes the preventable nature of these deaths in facilities, and calls for changes nationwide to prevent still...

May 29, 2020
Central Minnesota care review
Elder Voice did a review of the long-term care provider investigations in the Central Minnesota area. We found that 44% have been...

May 27, 2020
Botched COVID-19 testing at a St. Paul nursing home elicits anger, apologies
Problems surfaced almost immediately: Test samples were ruined because they were not stored in coolers, and oral swabs were used instead...

May 1, 2020
Advocates: Staffing, medication issues core to Central Minnesota elder abuse investigations
ST. CLOUD — The Minnesota Office of Health Facility Complaints received 2,603 complaints of elder abuse in Central Minnesota last year,...

May 1, 2020
VIRUS MAY DELAY NEW ASSISTED-LIVING RULES
By CHRIS SERRES • chris.serres@startribune.com ANTHONY SOUFFLÉ • anthony.souffle@startribune.com Meridian Manor, a 50-bed assisted-living...

May 1, 2020
More families are moving loved ones out of long-term care
Coronavirus fears are prompting some people to relocate family members, but health officials say it isn't a decision to be made lightly....

Apr 10, 2020
VIDEO | KARE 11 Investigates: Lack of masks and oversight worry Seniors’ families
With family visits stopped and state inspections limited by the COVID-19 crisis, advocates worry vulnerable seniors may be left...
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